Wagon-hoist.



H. W. STEEGE.

WAGON HOIST. APPLIoATIoN FILED JUNE 9. 1913.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

Attorn eys.

H. W. STEEGB.

WAGON HOIST. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9, 1913.

Attorneysa HENRY W. STEEGE, OF WESTGATE, IOWA.

` WAGON-HOIST.

S-'pecication o f Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

Application led .Tune 9, 1913. Serial No. 772,722.

To all whom t may concern.' 1

Be it known' that I, HENRY W. STEEGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at West-gate, in the county of Fayette vand State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Wagon-Hoist, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in wagon hoists, one object of the present invention, being the provision of a portable hoist, whereby 'a `wagon loaded with grain orother material that it is desired to store, may be so positioned as to have the front portion thereof elevated to dump the complete wagon and thus render it unnecessary for the shoveling or moving of the grain or material fro-m the body of the wagon, the present hoist being so constructed and arranged, that the hoist carrying beam may be arranged at various angles with relation to the supporting structure and adapting the Wagon hoist for use in connection with grain elevators or corn racks, particularly as set forth in appli- "cants copending-applications Serial Nos.

771,727 and 772,723.

A further object of the present invention, is the provision of an auxiliary hoist operably connected to the hoisting mechanism.

and beam of the main hoist.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the -combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter de.- scribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a front elevation of the complete mechanism, dotted lines illustrating the opposite vposition that the hoist is capable of assuming. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the complete mechanism. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views showing the connection between the main hoist and the auxiliary hoist.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a frame which is mounted upon the rear axle ,2 and the front axle 3, said front axle/ being provided with a tongue 4, or any means whereby the present hoist may be transported from place to place.

A prime mover 5 of the hoisting mechamsm, said mover either being an explosive or other kind of engine or motor, is carried by the frame 1 and is operably connected to lthe counter shaft (5 'mounted within the frame 1 and carrying the` clutch or transmission member vi7 Carried by the frame 1 at the forward end thereof, are the two ver-- tical beams or posts 8, the same being braced by the inclined member .9. A vertical shaft 10 is journaled between the standards 8 and carries upon its lower end the gear 11 which meshes with the worm gear 12 carried upon the shaft 13 journaled at the forward end of the frame 1 and operably connected through the belt 14 to the clutch actuated member of the shaft 6.. By this means, the prime mover 5 properly operates the vert-ical shaft 10, so that its gear 15 can operate the gear 16 keyed upon the short shaft 17, which is journaled at the upper ends of the standards 8. This shaft 17, as clearly shown in Fig. l, is provided with the fixed clutch members 18-18 upon the respective ends thereof, the purpose of which will presently appear.

A vertical rod' 19 is connected to and carried by the upper ends of the posts 8, and forms a pivoting support for the inclined adjustable brace 21 and the plate 20, the plate 20 and brace 21 being connected to and carrying the main hoist beam 22, which as clearly shown has its free end when disposed in extended position properly supported by means of the bracing leg 22. By thus mounting the beam 22, it is evident that the same is capable of assuming the full and dotted line positions, as shown in Fig 1, so that hoisting mechanism thereof may be operably connected to either one of the clutch members 18 or 18 at diametrically opposite sides of the frame 1, thus permitting the present hoist to be used according to the direction, at which the'wagon to be hoisted, vmust be positioned.

A shaft 23 is journaled below and from the beam 22, carrying upon its ends adjacent to the posts 8, a slidable clutch member 24, which is controlled through the hand lever 25, so that the shaft 23 may be connected through the fixed clutch member 18 or 1S to the continuously rotated shaft 17, such shaft being continually rotated during the hoisting or lowering operation` As two belts 14 are employed, it is evident that the shaft l0 may be reversed in its rotation. so that the power transmitted to the shaft 23, will cause the hoisting cables 26 to be raised and lowered by power,the lower looped ends of such cable being disposed to engage the hubs of the front wheels of the wagon (not shown) so that the forward ends thereof may be properly elevated to dump the material through the end gate of the wagon.

he spaced guidesor flanges 27 are connected to the beams 22, as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, and provide a means for the reception of the auxiliary hoist beam 28, lsaid beam 2S being provided with the removable leg 2S', which is constructed similarly to the leg 22 so that the free end of such beam 28 may be properly supported.

An inclined brace 29 having the detachable connections 30-30 holds the auxiliary beam 28 in properly extended position, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and also provides a means whereby the auxiliary beam 28 may be removed and attached at will.

In order to' provide a means for properly vtransmitting power from the shaft 23 to the hoisting shaft 34 of the auxiliary beam 28, the apertured straps 31,-31 are mounted swingingly upon the shaft 23 at opposite sides of the drive `pinion 32, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, said straps3l--3l3L being connected to the inner end of the beam 28 and thus permitting such beam to be placed at the desired incline relatively to the beam 22 and at the same time permit of the retention of the pinion 33 in Amesh With the pinion 32, so that as the-shaft 23 is rotated the hoisting shaft 3 4 of the auxiliary hoist may also be rotated. The shaft 34 is also provided with the wagon engaging hoist members (not shown) which are similar to the hoisting members 26.

In order to hold the main beam 22 roperly extended or as shown in Fig. 2, a racing member 35 similar to the member 29 of the auxiliary beam 28, is connected to the superstructure of the frame 1 and to the outer free end of the beam 22.

The present device is adapted to -be used in connection, as before stated, with a corn racking apparatus, a grain elevator as in the present instance being used simply as an illustration of the use of the present device. .A pivoted corn hopper 36 mounted at 37 for `movement at a desired angle relatively to the front end of the frame 1, is provided, thesame in Fig. 2 being positioned to receive the grain from a wagon when the auxiliary hoist is employed, while as shown in Fig.'1, the same is positioned toI be used when the hoisting beam 22 is positioned as shown 4in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

The member 7, may be only a pulley keyed clutch.

to the shaft 6, but is here shown What is claimed is:

1. A wagon hoist, including a portable frame, a prime mover mounted thereon, a hoisting beam swingingly connected to the frame fo-r movement above and at right angles thereto, a supporting leg carried by the free end ofthe beam, a vertical shaft opera-bly connected to the prime mover, a short horizontal shaft mounted in the frame` as a pulley and adapted to be alined with the beam, a l hoisting shaft carried by the beam and d1sposed to be alined with the horizontal shaft, and means for connecting and disconnectmg lthe horizontal to the hoisting shaft.

2. A wagon hoist, including a portable frame, a prime movermounted thereon, a hoisting beam swingingly connected to the frame for movement above and at right angles thereto, a supporting leg carried-bythe free end of the beam, a vertical shaft operably connected tothe prime mover, a short horizontal shaft mounted in the frame and adapted to be alined with the beam, a hoisting shaft carried by the beam and disposed to be alined with the horizontal shaft,

means for connecting and disconnectin the horizontal to the hoisting shaft, an auxi iary hoist beam disposed at right angles t-o the mainv hoist beam, and a hoisting shaft carried by the auxiliary hoist beam and operably connected to the main hoistingv shaft.

3. A. wagon hoist, including a portable frame, a prime mover carried thereby, .a vertical super-structure carried by the frame at one end thereof, a beam swingingly conv nected to the upper ends of the vertical super-structure for horizontal swinging movement, means for locking the beam at right angles to the frame, a. supporting leg hingedly connected to the outer free end of' said beam, a vertical shaft ljournaled in the super-structure and operably connected to the prime mover, a` short horizontal shaft operably connected to the upper ends of the vertical shaft and journaled in the u per end of the super-structure,`a hoisting s aft carried by the beam, and disposed to be' alined with the horizontal shaft, and manually controlled means for operably connect- 'ing the horizontal to the hoisting shaft.

4. A wagon hoist, including a portable frame, a prime mover carried thereby, a ver.-

tical super-structure carried by the frame at one end thereof, a beam swingingly connected to the upper end of the vertical superstructure for horizontal swinging movement,

means for locking the beam at right -anglesl to the frame, a support-ing leg hingedly conl nected to the outer free end-of said beam, a vertical shaft journaled in the super-struc# ture and operably connected to the prime mover, a short horizontal shaft operably connected to the upper end of the vert-ical operably connected to the hoisting shaft of 10 shaft and journaled in the upper end of the first beam.

the super-structure, a hoisting shaft carried In testimony that I claim the foregoing as by the beam and disposed to be alined with my own, I have hereto affixed my signature the horizontal shaft, manually controlled in the presence of two Witnesses.

means for operably connecting the hori- HENRY W. STEEGE. zontal to the hoisting shaft, an auxiliary Witnesses: hoisting beam connected to the first beam, E. A. BRANDENBURG,

and a hoisting shaft carried thereby and M. A. BENDER. 

